Mungku Baru Backpacking

This tour package is recommended for physically healthy people and able to walk for more than 5 kilometers. This kind of tour is a Botanical Tour (NO signal during the tour in the village)

Mungku Baru village is Beautiful that has history, plant and Myth. This village is popular with Iron Wood which is always protected by elder village and Sandung Bawi Kuwu (laying princess’ bones).

Bawi kuwu was a princess in this village and living with curse who had forbidden to take a bath on Rakumpit river. Supposedly said from the local, the river has a lot of crocodiles and very sacred and forbidden for princess to swim because she has a curse. The princess ignored it what the elders said and she took a bath on the river. When she during took a bath, a crocodile caught her, swallowed her and disappeared. Luckily, her brother had a strong magical power, he got the princess from the crocodile’s stomach and brought her body to the land and be buried.

According to Dayak or local people believe, the princess’ body was buried and for several years, her bones will be taken and carried into a mini house (Sandung) for the bones. Right now, local people believe that Sandung Bawi Kuwu is sacred.

From the story, so many interested in this village and bring you memorable of your experience in Bawi Kuwu’s village. Do you want to see the beauty of Rakumpit river and big old hundred years iron wood? Then, this tour is for you.

Day 1

Pick up from the airport

Check in guesthouse to stay 1 night and lunch.

Visit Museum Balanga to see and get information about Dayak Culture.

Walk around in old town

Dinner

Back to Hotel

Day 2

After breakfast, we go to Takaras Port (2 hours from Palangkaraya) and continue by boat for 1 hour.

After in Mungku Baru village, we will stay at local homestay and lunch.

Then, we continue to go to forest to see Iron wood by motorbike.

2-3 pm, we have to go back to the village. (To be remembered : the local people believe about spirits, we have to follow their rules and we cannot go to the forest without permission. It is not allowed if we back to village from the forest at evening).

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